Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Seventh Circuit Rules in NRA's Favor in Illinois Gun Law Case

The National Rifle Association just won a major court case in
Chicago, providing a huge victory for Second Amendment proponents and
gun owners.Illinois is one of the most anti-gun states in America. Its hostility
toward the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is demonstrated
in a state law that forbids the carrying of firearms outside the home.
There are narrow exceptions for classes of persons such as police
officers, or under restrictions that keep the firearm from being readily
usable, such as being kept unloaded in a locked case.Two cases brought by gun owners supported by the NRA challenged this
restriction that leaves people defenseless outside their homes, suing
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit issued its two-to-one decision in Chicago, siding with
gun owners in Moore v. Madigan.The opinion was written by Judge Richard Posner, a Reagan
appointee who often leans left on some issues (including guns) but is
also regarded as one of the most brilliant minds on the federal bench...more